“The Army is wanting to invest in 20 high schools across the country, across 2000 programs 20 have been selected and the junior ROTC program is a gateway to this tremendous student body that we have,” he said. The Army is hoping to recruit the high school students for a future military career, but the […]
Crate.io has pushed out CrateDB 4.5, the latest version of its clustered SQL database for developers building machine data applications. With this release, the product is also now fully open source with all enterprise features of the database available under the Apache 2.0 license. Detailing the changes on its blog, Crate.io said it will no […]
The Canberra Cyber Hub aims to build the city’s cyber capabilities through education The Australian capital of Canberra is establishing a cybersecurity hub to advance and showcase the city’s expertise as the cyber capital of the country. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government is investing $700,000 in the Canberra Cyber Hub, which also aims […]
TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform, the company said on Friday. Chew, based in Singapore, will retain close ties to TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance where he will remain Chief Financial Officer. “We will continue building out our strong and deep management team […]
achinthamb/Shutterstock.com Third-party cookies are going extinct, but that doesn’t mean tracking is going away. Google is introducing a new tracking method called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, as part of the “privacy sandbox” initiative it announced in 2019. Google claims its replacement for cookies will better protect user data, but many people remain unconvinced. […]
Source: Daniel Bader / Android Central A new report from Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reiterated that Apple plans to bring back both the SD card slot and the HDMI port to its MacBook Pro later this year. In a new research note seen by iMore, Kuo says Apple plans to launch two […]
By Jack M. Germain Apr 13, 2021 9:45 AM PT Jonathan Cran, founder and CEO of Intrigue, a cybersecurity startup based in Austin, Texas, used his company’s network security tools to compile a list of Fortune 500 companies still exposed to last month’s Microsoft Exchange breach. Potentially, many of those companies may not know their […]
Strong iPhone 12 demand has led Apple to boost iPhone production plans for 2021 by between 20% and 30%, according to a Nikkei report today. It says Apple’s total planned iPhone production for the first half of next year is up almost 30% year-on-year, while initial full-year production targets are up by 20% to hit […]
Taiwan, home to world-leading semiconductor firms, has long been concerned about China’s alleged industrial snooping. Taiwan’s government has accused China of waging economic warfare against the Chinese-claimed island’s technology sector by stealing intellectual property and enticing away engineers, as its parliament considers strengthening legislation to prevent such alleged activity. Taiwan is home to a thriving […]
On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced a cybersecurity settlement with insurance company National Securities Corporation, which suffered four separate breaches, two of which went unreported in violation of 23 NYCRR § 500.17(a). The settlement not only includes a monetary penalty but also mandates increased training and implementation of security […]
